Yield and Other Stock Market Terms

Stop Loss Order  An order to sell a stock if a certain price is reached.

Stop Order  An order to sell at a price below the current market, or an
order to buy at a price above the current market.

Syndicate  A group of underwriters or investment brokers that distribute
a new or secondary issue of securities.

Street Name  Stock kept in the name of the broker instead of the person
that actually owns the stock.

Tick  Slang term describing the fractional change in the price of a stock.

Takeover  When one company acquires another.

Target Company  The company that is the subject of the take-over
attempt.

Trader  Someone who buys or sells stock for his own account to make
short term profits.

Tender Offer  A public offer to purchase shares of a company from the
existing stockholders.

Thin Market  Usually means very few bids to buy or offers to sell.

Tip  Advice from a friend or acquaintance who supposedly has inside
information on the next red-hot stock. (usually no good)

Unit  A combination of common stocks and warrants.

Volatility  A measure of price movement in a stock.

Volume  Usually the number of shares traded for the market or a stock.

Warrant  A certificate that gives the holder the right to buy a stock at a
specific price, within a specified time period.

Yield  Return on investment expressed as a percentage of current price.